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'''Cystic medial degeneration''' (abbreviated '''CMD'''), also '''cystic medial necrosis''',<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview]. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.</ref> is vascular pathology of the large [[blood vessel]]s suggestive of an underlying [[connective tissue disorder]]. | '''Cystic medial degeneration''' (abbreviated '''CMD'''), also '''cystic medial necrosis''',<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview]. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.</ref> is [[vascular disease|vascular pathology]] of the large [[blood vessel]]s. It is suggestive of an underlying [[connective tissue disorder]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Nonspecific finding - may be seen in a number of conditions. | *Nonspecific finding - may be seen in a number of conditions. | ||
*"Medial" refers to ''tunica media'' the middle (muscle) layer of an artery. | |||
Note about ''cystic medial necrosis'': | Note about ''cystic medial necrosis'': | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 16 May 2014
Cystic medial degeneration (abbreviated CMD), also cystic medial necrosis,[1] is vascular pathology of the large blood vessels. It is suggestive of an underlying connective tissue disorder.
General
- Nonspecific finding - may be seen in a number of conditions.
- "Medial" refers to tunica media the middle (muscle) layer of an artery.
Note about cystic medial necrosis:
- Often not cystic and not necrotic.
Microscopic
- Basophilic ground substance in the media (seen on Movat's stain).
- Disruption of the elastic lamina (seen on elastic trichrome stain).
- +/-Focal necrosis.
Images
Cystic medial degeneration - low mag. (WC/Nephron)
Cystic medial degeneration - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Cystic medial degeneration - movat - low mag. (WC/Nephron)
Cystic medial degeneration - movat - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
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Stains
- Elastin stains (e.g. elastic trichrome stain) - disruption of the elastic lamina.
- Movat's stain - basophilic ground substance in the media.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.
- ↑ Ha HI, Seo JB, Lee SH, et al. (2007). "Imaging of Marfan syndrome: multisystemic manifestations". Radiographics 27 (4): 989–1004. doi:10.1148/rg.274065171. PMID 17620463. http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/27/4/989.full.